Egg-crate.



F. W. SGHOEN.

EGG CRATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY a, 1912.

1,109,873. at nted Sept. 8, 1914.

514 uvntoz UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK W. SCHOEN, 0F SCRLNTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

EGG-CRATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

Application mm m a, ma. Serial No. 765,946.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Fnnnnarcx W. Schema,-

sliding cover, and has for one of its objectsto provide a simplyconstructed attachment whereby the sliding cover is secured 1n place andefiectually protects the contents of the container, while at the sametime enabling the cover to-be readily detached and attached whenrequired.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction. as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claims, and in the drawingsillustrative of the preferred embodiment of the.invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one of the improved rece tacles orcrates with-the sliding cover part y removed and with the improved.attachment connected therewith. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional detail1llus trating the manner of arranging the automatic catch for the end ofthe cover. Fig. 3

v is a sectional detail illustrating the manner of arranging the springcatch for the cen'- tral ortion of the cover. Fig, .4 is a perspectivedetail illustrating the construction of. the rear corner of the "cover.-

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followin descriptionand indicated in all theviews o the drawings'by the same referencecharacters.

The body of the improved crate is represented as a whole at 10 of theusual form and preferably rovided with a central partition 11 to divi ethe interior into two compartments. At the ends the bod 10 is providedwith cleats 1213 whic overha the body for a distance and provided Willfi guidewa s for the cover 14.- The cover ispreferab yrovidedwithcleats 1,516 at the ends w ich bear at their outer edges against theinner faces of the body cleats 12-13. By this means the cover 14 may beinserted in position over the body 10 and completely closes the latter,and corresponds in area .with the upper area of the body. One of thebody cleats, for instance the cleat 13,- is provided with a longitudinalrecess 19 hav' an obli ue. inner portion over which a'p ate 17' isdisposed, the plate being provided with an aperture 18 at its innerend.The apertured endzof the member 17 1S-fillSh with the inner face of theportion-of the cleat 13 against which the adjacent cover cleat, as formstancethelcleat 16, bearsas re resented in Fig. .2.

ormed in the face of the cleat 16 next to the cleat 13 is a longitudinalrecess 19', and pivoted at 20 within the recess 19' is a finger 21having an off-set 22 at its inner end to engage in the opening 18 of thelate 17 when the cover is dis osed in its 0 osed positlon. At its outeren the finger 21 proects beyond the outer terminal of the recess 19' asrepresented'at 23, a ainst which the finger of the operator may pressedto release the number 21. A sprin 24 is 10- cated within the recess 19'and ars eonstantly. against the inner terminal of the member 21 andthusmamtains the projection 22 yieldably within the opening 18 when thecover 14 is in closed position. The inclined portion ofthe giiidewayover which t e projection 22 passes when. the cover 14 is forced intoclosed position to cause the member 21 to be automatically engaged withthe plate 17 and thus lock the cover in its closed position. Bythisarra-ngement it will be obvious that it is not-necessary to manuallyactuate the member '21 when closing the cover 14. At their inner endsthe'cleats 12-13 are provided with stop blocks 25 afizinst which theinneredges of the cover 14 arto limit the inward movement of the'latter,the adjacent corners of the coverbeingrecessed, as re .resented at26,-tobear over the stop bloc so that the rear ed of the cover 14bearsupon' the upper. go of the back of the spring 'catch 28 is securedat 29 and provided with a depression 30 adapted to engage in a cavity31in the up er edge of the partition 11, the inner side 0 the depression30v i moved inwardly the cateh' will be automatically elevated and passover the front of the late 17 forms .a

inclined so that when the cover is increased.

body 10 and automatically enga e in the cavlty 31 when the cover isfully c osed. By this means the central portion of the coveT issupported and prevented from displacement. By this arrangement also thecover is held at two points so that its security is Having thusdescribed theinvention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A container having upwardly directed guide cleats with a channel inthe inner face of one of the cleats, the inner endof the channel beingoblique to the transverse plane of the container and merging graduallyinto the inner face of the cleat and with a socket at the inner end ofthe oblique portion, a cover slidably engaging thegulde cleats, and aspring controlled catch device carried by the cover and includingaprojech'on for enmoaae of oneof the cleats and a socket at the innerend of the channel, a cover slidably engaging the guide cleats, a debtcarried by the cover and having an outwardly opening channel, and aspring controlled catch device mounted to swing within the channel ofthe cover cleat and mcludin a" pro'ection for engaging in the socket anexten ing at the outer end in advance of the cover.

In testimon whereof, I aflix my signature in presence'o two witnesses.

' rrmcr w. senoar, 1,. 5.] Witnessesa.

'Loms Sononn,

CA w I E SOHOEN.

